Post * 6Ey8Y — Curious Curator

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TIL that near 16th century Edinburgh, there was a clan of cannibals who may have eaten more than 1000 people. They were led by a man named Sawney Bean.

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PYJgG TIL American Sign Language and British Sign Language are not mutually intelligible. While English speakers can understand each other across the Anglosphere, deaf people from different English speaking countries are unable to understand each other.

bY7p TIL That there was a man in a neighboring town know as “The Glastonbury Tickler” who would break into people’s houses at night, tickle their feet while they were sleeping, and immediately leave.

VBmlZ TIL the former drummer of The Offspring, Dr. James Lilja, saved the life of a potential juror in his medical malpractice case after the man went into cardiac arrest & collapsed during the jury selection. To avoid any bias, the judge ordered a mistrial & set a new court date.

PO9O TIL Nancy Grace was cited for prosecutorial misconduct by a Federal Appellate Court

yQvme TIL in 2015, the waiting time for organ transplants in America decreased for the first time in 25 years — and it's been decreasing ever since. The reason, however, is the massive increase in drug overdose deaths.